NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crockett, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
22 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Crockett, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 50 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 22
- Tornadoes
- 50
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Crockett
None of the 22 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crockett; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 68 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near Crockett begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a tropical storm 10 miles away. The 1940s and the 1980s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 22 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Crockett has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 70% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 50 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on April 13, 2019, came within 14 miles. Of the 50, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on March 21, 2022. Of the 753 Texas cities, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crockett. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 49 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Crockett.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crockett
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 1 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1959 | DebraJul 26 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 22 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crockett: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Crockett
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s11(2 EF3+)
- 2000s6
- 1990s11
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF3 | 14 mi | 41.13 mi | 2 / 20 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 24 mi | 10.5 mi | 1 / 59 |
| May 16, 1953 | F3 | 8 mi | 5.2 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF3 | 14 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 31, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 10 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | in town | 19.07 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF2 | 12 mi | 6.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 10, 1983 | F2 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F2 | 1 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 17, 1987 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF1 | 17 mi | 8.9 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 50, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crockett
The Storm Prediction Center has 49 hail reports within 10 miles of Crockett since 1966, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 10, 2004. The most recent report is from December 28, 2024. April has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crockett
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crockett, TX, 2 miles southeast of Crockett at 347 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 36°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 47.3 inches over 61 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (22.9 of 47.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. August has brought the most of the 22 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (8); a normal August there has highs of 95°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 103 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 31 nights a year. That 47.3 inches is more than at 253 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (81%). Elkhart, 22 miles north, has its own station (Palestine 2 NE, TX): 46.9 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and the same August average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 36 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Feb | 63 | 40 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Mar | 70 | 46 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 53 | 3.7 | 5 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 66 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 69 | 45 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Year | 78 | 55 | 47.3 | 61 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crockett, TX (347 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Crockett
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crockett: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $867,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 6, 2013. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 91 have had fewer than Crockett.
May 11, 2017: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Crockett — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Wind damage across parts of the Crockett area included portions of an 8 to 10 block section in and around Holiday Inn Express and Crockett Sales & Rentals. Several buildings were moved and some were rolled.”
November 6, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Crockett — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Tree down on house 5 miles north of Crockett. Numerous trees down across county.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Crockett's ZIP code 75835 have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $222,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 26% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 93 have fewer than Crockett.
Houston County, which includes Crockett, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 6 floods, 6 hurricanes, 4 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Houston County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.1 million a year, the 126th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (23%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Crockett
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- Palestine, TX33 mi
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